ARC257 FORM AND FUNCTION PROJECT

IN THIS PROJECT, WE ARE TO INTERGRATE AN EVERYDAY USEFUL MULTI HINGE ITEM INTO A BRIDGE DESIGN. IN OTHER WORDS, WE ARE TO INTEGRATE THE ITEM AND ITS MECHANISM INTO A NONFUNCTIONAL BRIDGE. I ENDED UP CHOOSING THE HUEY P. LONG BRIDGE LOCATED IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. (SECOND ONE).

SPAN PROTOTYPES

TAMPA BAY BRIDGE. TAMPA, FLORIDA

HUEY P. LONG BRIDGE. BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

TRUSS BRIDGE IN PENNSYLVAINA (NOT SAME BRIDGE IN 3X3 TABLE)

MULTIHINGE ITEMS TO INTERGRATE INTO DESIGN

I HAD A CHOICE OF THREE ITEMS CONSISTING OF AN ICE CREAM SCOOPER, A GRABBER, AND A CHAIR. I DID NOT CHOSE THE ICE CREAM SCOOP BEACAUSE IT WOULD BE TOO EASY AND I DIDNT US THE GRABBER BECAUSE OF ITS COMPLICATED DESIGN. IN OTHER WORDS, THE FUCTIONING COMPONENTS ARE POSITIONED IN DIFFERENT ORIENATIONS, THUS MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR INTERGRATION. I ENDED UP USING THE CHAIR BECAUSE I FOUND IT EASIER TO WORK WITH AND I WANTED TO CHALLENGE MY SELF TO INTEGRATE IT INTO THE BRIDGE.

ICE CREAM SCOOP

GRABBER

CHAIR

COMPONENTS IN VARIOUS POSITIONS

I HAD A GREAT TIME CHALLENGING MY SELF TO REDESIGNING THE SHAPE OF THE BRIDGE SO I CAN INTERGRATE THE FUNTIONING MECHANISM INTO IT. THE SEMI-DIFFICULT PART WAS SETTING THE FUNCTIONING MECHANISM TO VARIOUS POSITIONS FOR ANIMATION.

MECHANISM ANIMATION

COMBINATION TABLE

CLOSED POSITION

OPEN POSITION

BRIDGE ANIMATION

MECHANISM OPEN RENDERING 1

MECHANISM OPEN RENDERING 2

MECHANISM CLOSED RENDERING 1

MECHANISM CLOSED RENDERING 2

FINAL DESIGN